redbee 313 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 What do all you hobbyist bee keepers do with all your honey? We had only one hive produce this year and got 130 kg off it. Thank goodness the other two didn't perform as well. I told my son we should only have 2 hives, but he thinks 3 is a good number. If they all do as well as this hive we would have in excess of 300 kg. I have just bottled 4 dozen big jars of fruit which I thank the bees for their pollination. Yes more work they make for me. So we use honey in our drinks, I bake with it,I have made mead, I have given some to family and friends, legally I can't sell it. It seems to have hardly made a dent in it. What does everyone else do? Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor Gillbanks 6,847 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I don't think you will get too many honest answers. You will be surprised how quickly 130kg disappears. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne 266 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 make mead and honey beer Link to post Share on other sites
Janice 3,991 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Give it away. You might get something given to you in appreciation. Not barter, though, because that's the same as selling;) Link to post Share on other sites
Pbee 1,256 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 What do all you hobbyist bee keepers do with all your honey? We had only one hive produce this year and got 130 kg off it. Thank goodness the other two didn't perform as well. I told my son we should only have 2 hives, but he thinks 3 is a good number. If they all do as well as this hive we would have in excess of 300 kg. I have just bottled 4 dozen big jars of fruit which I thank the bees for their pollination. Yes more work they make for me. So we use honey in our drinks, I bake with it,I have made mead, I have given some to family and friends, legally I can't sell it. It seems to have hardly made a dent in it. What does everyone else do? You could...bottle the honey in nice jars and use them as Christmas presents. You could...give them to a school for fundraising. You could...barter:mask:with them for ...? Just bee creative! :whistle: 2 Link to post Share on other sites
deejaycee 2,457 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 You could...give them to a school for fundraising. No you can't, unless they've been packed in a commercial kitchen and meet all the food safety requirements, including tutin testing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
deejaycee 2,457 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 the previous one was so important it needed its own post. You could...barter:mask:with them for ...? :whistle: no. Janice nailed it. Link to post Share on other sites
Pbee 1,256 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Ha, you could buy a Pressure Canner, like I did, and bottle your fruit with honey rather than with sugar! And it tastes better, too! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Or you can make more mead Link to post Share on other sites
ThomasR 75 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 mmm mead sounds nice Link to post Share on other sites
Dennis Crowley 1,351 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Here's an odd idea, but you could leave it on the hive 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ThomasR 75 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 what do you gain by doing that apart from winter feed ?? Link to post Share on other sites
ThomasR 75 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 i think the main reward is honey you collect yourself off your own bees leaving an excessive amount or all of it seems to me to be a waste of hard work , but the bees themselves do take up a chunk of the reward .:rofl: Link to post Share on other sites
yesbut 6,233 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I try not to have my bees produce excessive amount of honey..........it hasn't been hard lately :rolleyes: Link to post Share on other sites
ThomasR 75 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 me too to be honest haha Link to post Share on other sites
redbee 313 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Yes I like giving honey away. People are so excited to be given honey. Before we had bees, we never really ate much honey. Somehow when it is from your own bees it just tastes so much better. I don't put sugar in my preserving. I think the fruit is sweet enough without it. A blackboy peach crumble sweetened with honey is sublime 2 Link to post Share on other sites
tudor 1,568 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Don't rush, you will find that family, friends and neighbours become quite partial to your honey and like more and more, and there should just be enough for Christmas presents. Do you find any need for feeding sugar ? Link to post Share on other sites
redbee 313 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 I haven't needed to feed sugar yet. My hives are in an urban area and get enough to carry them through. Last winter for us was very mild though. The August, September rains never came. Link to post Share on other sites
Over Worker 981 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 In all honesty I'm on @Trevor Gillbanks side of the fence..you'll be surprised how quickly it will disappear, what you have to watch out for when giving it away is it can turn some people into honey bears. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
BY Bees 9 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 why not get it tutin tested and give some excess to one of the food kitchens in your areas. they would be very appreciative Link to post Share on other sites
deejaycee 2,457 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 why not get it tutin tested and give some excess to one of the food kitchens in your areas. they would be very appreciative Still needs to be extracted and packed in a commercial kitchen and meet all the food safety requirements, including tutin testing. Link to post Share on other sites
jeremy thomas 26 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Im looking for someone who could supply me honey and honey comb for a school fundraiser. I have a 7 year old who has to raise so much money for his school, so please anyone who can help please say. <admin note: cell phone details removed for security> Link to post Share on other sites
sarahD 158 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Do you have anyone in your bee club that has a commercial kitchen? We can hire out one from our club to use. If you would like to barter/sell, that could be a way to go. Link to post Share on other sites
jeremy thomas 26 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 sorry I don't have a kitchen. Link to post Share on other sites
yesbut 6,233 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 A risky business unless you can find a commercial producer to come to your party. There is a real food safety issue with honey around here, particularly comb honey, viz tutin, a possibly fatally toxic natural ingredient. Commercials have their honey tested for it. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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